Graphic Design · Jackson State University

Graphic Design · Jackson State University
JSU · Department of Art · Bachelor of Arts

Graphic Design

A Bachelor of Arts concentration that prepares student designers for professional practice — grounded in drawing, art history, and the fine arts, then advancing into computer graphics, advertising art, and computer-aided design.

Program overview

A foundation for design practice

The Graphic Design concentration prepares student designers for many exciting opportunities. For students interested in professional design practice as a career, the department provides a thorough art and design foundation, including intensive drawing, classes in art history, and introductory experiences in various fine arts media.

Once this core of foundation classes has been completed, students are intellectually and creatively prepared for coursework in computer graphics, advertising art, and computer aided design.

Course of study

Curriculum & requirements

The Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in Graphic Design comprises the following requirements.

43 hours

JSU Core Requirements

81 hours

Major & Concentration Requirements

Art History

12 hours
  • Art 221 Art History I
  • Art 222 Art History II
  • Art 223 History of the Moving Image
  • Art 337 Non-Western
  • Art 338 African American Art
  • Art 453 Curatorial Seminar

Foundations

12 hours
  • Art 102 Design I
  • Art 201 Design II
  • Art 111 Drawing I
  • Art 112 Drawing II

Related Arts

21 hours
  • Art 202 Design III
  • Art 211 Ceramics
  • Art 216 Drawing III
  • Art 224 Intro to Painting
  • Art 232 Intro to Sculpture
  • Art 242 Intro to Printmaking
  • Art 335 Photography

Concentration

36 hours
  • Art 210 Visual Thinking
  • Art 203 Intro to Computer Graphics
  • Art 213 Intro to Graphic Design
  • Art 228 Typography
  • Art 349 Junior Graphic Design Studio I
  • Art 311 Web Design
  • Art 327 Sound Design
  • Art 351 Junior Graphic Design Studio II
  • Art 441 Senior Graphic Design Studio I
  • Art 454 Portfolio Development
  • Art 430 Graphic Design Internship
  • Art 443 Senior Graphic Design Studio II
About the program

Professional experience throughout your degree

Students who graduate from this program of study are able to work across a range of media, and are especially adept at the creative process within their chosen concentration. They are well grounded in history and theory, and have had many experiences and opportunities that enable them to practice art. With resources including multiple computer suites, a dark room, an expansive permanent collection and professional art gallery, the Department of Art offers students an opportunity to gain professional experience throughout their undergraduate degree.

Learn by doing

A Bachelor of Arts grounded in practice

The Department of Art is committed to providing students with a fundamental knowledge of Art, Design, and Art History through our Bachelor of Arts program. We focus on student centered learning that combines research and hands on application.

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Ready to become a designer?

Apply to Jackson State University, or reach out to the Department of Art to learn more about the Graphic Design concentration.

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Department of Art

Department of Art and Theatre · College of Liberal Arts, Jackson State University.

Location
Johnson Hall
1400 John R. Lynch St.
Jackson, MS 39217
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